SERIAL NUMBERS - The War Department would issue a contract to a manufacturer, and then assign them Then the name would be "struck through" with a line and the name of the second manufacturer stamped In the case of some receivers, they would be shipped from a manufacturer and 'STRIKE-THROUGH' RECEIVERS- It was not uncommon for M-1 Carbine manufacturers to produce parts forĪnother manufacturer. The M1 Carbine was appreciated, first and foremost, for its weight.
M2 were the only ones to be made in large numbers. In addition there were many experimentalĬonfigurations of the firearm created for the commercial as well as foreign military markets. Infrared viewers was created and designated the M3. Finally a selective-fire version that could accept early Of operation he required in the heat of battle. Selective-fire version was fielded in an effort to create a more potent weapon.ĭesigned to permit both semi-automatic and fully-automatic fire, allowing a soldier to select which mode The original gun was designated by the US military as the M1 Carbine. Produced over a span of just 38 months (the first carbines were delivered in June 1942, the last inĪugust 1945). It took over a year and a half to decide on this example. The Carbine was one of over twenty designs submitted to the Than the M1 Rifle, effective out to 300 yards and light enough to be issued to personnel who needed a The Army was looking for a semi-automatic rifle more powerful than a handgun, but less powerful Williams helped engineers at Winchester perfect his basicĭesign. The Carbine was the most unusually produced service rifle. On the right side of the receiver-an arrangement that was later apparently copied by designers of theĪR-15 rifle. Oddly enough the magazine release is a button Them, though the "switch" of the lever is much different. Similar to that of the M14/Mini-14 rifles and the safety in the front of the trigger guard is somewhat like The M1 Carbine is gas operated with a rotating bolt that locks into the barrel. Up until just recently, the M1 Carbine had the distinction of being the most mass produced U.S.
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